New Rule On Liquor License Limits Proposed at Unannounced Meeting
County officials and the Las Vegas Restaurant and Tavern Owners Association discussed a draft ordinance to limit liquor licenses to one per 1,300 residents and require 1,500 feet between licenses. The plan targets taverns and package licenses while hotels may be exempt. Sheriff Lamb chaired the committee with county commissioners and licensing officials. a press notification was not made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Liquor and Gaming Board
Las Vegas Restaurant and Tavern Owners Association
Clark County Liquor and Gaming Board
Ralph Lamb
Lamb
Robert Broadbent
Thalia Dondero
Public relations man Jim Joyce featured in Las Vegas Sun column
A Las Vegas advertising and public relations executive, Jim Joyce, is profiled in the Las Vegas Sun as a principled, ethical PR professional. The piece describes his crash outside Reno, his resilience, and his perspective gained from politics, public life, and recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Joyce
Reno
Las Vegas
Las Vegas Sun
Guerrillas Fail Kidnap Raid on President-elect’s Sister
In Mexico City five leftist guerrillas opened fire to kidnap Margarita Lopez Portillo Galindo, sister of President-elect Jose Lopez Portillo. One guerrilla and a bodyguard were killed, and Portillo’s car was badly damaged. Police said witnesses saw machine guns and noted an explosive artifact carried by the dead attacker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
UPI
Jose Lopez Portillo
Margarita Lopez Portillo Galindo
Mexico
Auditors Weigh Charges Over Clark County Social Services Funds
Deputy district attorney Tom Beatty expects charges next week after a full audit of the Clark County Social Services Department. He says $3000 to $6000 may be involved in an overpayment of indigent grants and notes a social service client was told to return part of a payment. Brady alerted county officials with a report of the alleged mispayments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark County Social Services Department
Dep. Dist
Tom Beatty
Beatty
Social Services Department
Social Services
Barbara Brady
Brady
Teenager Learns Fire From Top of Holiday Inn Plaza
A 19 year old from Wichita fired from the 26th floor of the Holiday Inn Plaza killing two shoppers and wounding seven others. Police wounded the sniper Michael Sales as he lay on a hospital bed. Victims include Joseph Goulart and Elmer W. Hensley from Wichita.
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Wichita, Kan
UPI
Kansas
Holiday Inn Plaza
Michael Sales
Wichita
St. Francis Hospital
Bobby Stout
Joseph Goulart
Elmer W. Hensley
Rober Hemphill
Sedgwick County
Terror Strikes at Yesilkoy Airport in Istanbul
Arab guerrillas attacked the security check room at Yesilkoy International Airport as passengers prepared to board an Israeli jet to Tel Aviv. Police killed one attacker and captured two others. one Israeli and a Japanese traveler were killed and 24 injured, with 16 in serious condition. The bomber detonated a blast as passengers lined up. the plane continued to Tel Aviv and Israeli officials described thwarted hostilities and attempted hijacking.
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Istanbul
Turkey
UPI
Yesilkoy International
Tel Aviv
Ben Gurion
Gad Yacobi
el al
el al Airlines
Israel
Mustafa Turkel
Gilbert Rueff
el Paso
Tex
Rueff
Ben-Gurion
Conspiracy arrests target trio in Las Vegas robbery plots
Las Vegas investigators arrested Jose Inclan a former financial consultant 43 and Gus Verner 61 and Peter Gnatkowski 28 on conspiracy to rob two casino workers. Inclan and Verner allegedly planned to rob checker cab manager Robert Smith during an $80 000 bank run while Gnatkowski aided a second scheme targeting Tropicana Hotel craps dealer Arturo Mendez with $10 000. Detectives staged a fake police chase to foil that attempt but made no arrest then. Inclan was later linked to a separate Monday arrest at 104 Azalea Street as part of a broader case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jose Inclan
Las Vegas
Metro Task Force
Indlan
Gus Michael Verner
Robert Smith
Smith
Inclan
Peter
Gnatkowski
Arturo Mendez
Tavern Wage Dispute Settled With Four Year Contract
A wage dispute between tavern owners and bartender and cocktail waitress unions ended with a four year contract. The agreement includes $1.50 daily raises in years two and three and $2 in year four plus enhanced fringe benefits. Signing is set for August 18 and over 500 workers across about 130 taverns are covered.
Troubles Disappear Along Wooded Trail
At age 12 Dan struggled in school and often got into trouble. A camp with adult counselors taught him arts and crafts, camping, fishing, and teamwork, improving his grades and behavior. He now helps at home and wishes to attend camp again. contributions welcome to SUN Summer Camp Fund, 121 South Highland, Las Vegas, Nevada 89106.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan
SUN Summer Camp Fund
South Highland
Las Vegas
Nevada
El Paso Detective Jay Armes Featured in Scene Magazine
Jay J. Armes of El Paso Texas is touted as the world's best detective and wealthiest private eye. He built his fortune and fame despite losing both hands at age 12. The life story framed like a James Bond tale unfolds in a rare interview with photojournalist Ron Laytner scheduled for Sunday in Scene Magazine.
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Jay J. Armes
el Paso
Texas
Armes
Ian Fleming
James Bond
Ron Laytner
Scene Magazine
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the Sun
Warren Lerude
Reno Evening Gazette
Nevada State Journal
Jim Joyces
Washoe Medical Center
Nye County
Jim
Upifoto
Wichita, Kans
Sales
Stout
Hemphill
St. Francis
Mark Falen
Incian
Azalea St
Bridge
Paul Price
Eneene
Johannes Steel
Joe Delaney
Dr. Thosteson
Ann Landers
el Paso Eye
OOS Bay
Paconte
E. Fremont
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